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boo_radley
Not whimsical, but frivolous.<br />
Medium sized CGI application. No templating. Each page generated by a sub named "Page<i>n</i>". Not wholly organized, but grown in a very organic matter; "we need a new verification step to the 'buy a widget' page!", ok, that page is Page4, next available is 72, there we go. Later on, the developer left... and <i>chaos ensued</i>.<br /> <code><screed></code>
I'll take this moment to point out that we can hone our skills to razor sharpness, people tend to sink to the level that they're managed at -- people will not do what they can get away with not doing, as was the case in the example above. <br />It was remarkably easy for some to bluff their ways out of task I consider critical as a programmer all because the manager of the project had no technical background. Because of this, I think it's necessary for programmers to realize they have a stake in the management structure around them.
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